Guitar Center, the world's largest musical instrument retailer recently announced the findings of their national survey. The survey shows that popular music titles Rock Band and Guitar Hero increase gamer interest to own and play actual instruments, instead of just the gaming peripherals. More details after the jump.

The Guitar Hero franchise is definitely one of the biggest empires in the games industry today. The series has been around for quite some time now and has been released across so many platforms in its various installments. To now hear that Guitar Hero has outsold Rock Band by a 6-to-1 ratio doesn't sound all that surprising.

Activision has finally dropped the demo for the much-anticipated Guitar Hero: Aerosmith (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, and PS2) over at the PSN and XBL. Do check out the tracks included for this sweet package at the full article.

We've run into a listing of the songs that will be included with Activision's Guitar Hero: Aerosmith when it arrives at the end of this month. You can view the game's lineup of tracks over in the full article.

Looking forward to Guitar Hero: Aerosmith (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii)? Well, here's more licensed goodness coming your way. It was recently revealed that Activision will be rolling out Guitar Hero: Metallica. If that's not enough, the official name of the the next James Bond video game was also revealed. Head on over to the full article for more information.

Steven and the gang are back once again as they rock out in the latest installment of the Guitar Hero series. Activision has recently released a new video featuring an exclusive rock out trailer of the titular band in Guitar Hero: Aerosmith (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii). Watch the video by clicking on the "read more" link found below.

Looking forward for more Aerosmith tracks to become available as Rock Band (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii) downloadable content?  Well, you may be disappointed to know that this won't be happening anytime soon. For more on this, head on over to the full article.

Wondering just what sort of bonuses you'll get when you pre-order the next installment in the Guitar Hero franchise, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith (Sony PS3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii)? Then head on over to the full article as we give you the scoop on the goods that you'll snap up when you order this baby in advance. You might like what you see, if you're a hardcore fan.

That's no typo error there. 1980s heavy metal band Def Leppard has confirmed in an interview that they are indeed in Guitar Hero IV. Is the follow-up to Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock already in development? Or is this just for the expansion, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith? More details after the jump.

If rocking out with Slash wasn't enough for your in Guitar Hero III, then get ready to test your mettle with more legendary rock stars as Activision gives every a sneak peek at the first official trailer of its upcoming Guitar Hero: Aerosmith (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii) title. You can check out the video of the hardcore rock band in action by clicking on the "read more" link below.